Ogmore Castle

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Ogmore Castle

Ogmore Castle, situated near the village of Ogmore-by-sea

Ogmore-by-Sea

Ogmore-by-Sea is a seaside village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coastline of south Wales....
, south of the town of Bridgend

Bridgend

Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend in Wales. It is midway between Cardiff and Swansea. The river crossed by the original bridge which gave the town its name is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town....
in Glamorgan

Glamorgan

Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen Historic counties of Wales and a former Administrative divisions of Wales of Wales. It was originally an early medieval monarchy of varying names and boundaries until taken over by the Anglo-Norman as a lordship....
, South Wales

Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
, was initially constructed in 1116 by William de Londres as part of the Norman

Normans

The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock....
invasion of Wales.

It is one of three castle

Castle

A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The term has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning, but it is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress in that it describes a residence of a monarch or noble and commands a specific defensive territor...
s built by the Normans in the area at the time, the others being Coity Castle

Coity Castle

Coity Castle is a Norman architecture castle in the community of Coity near the town of Bridgend, in the County Borough of Bridgend in Wales. Very close to the castle is the battlemented parish church of St Mary the Virgin, dating from the 14th century....
and Newcastle, Bridgend.

Ogmore Castle is situated on the south bank of the River Ewenny shortly before it joins with the River Ogmore

River Ogmore

The River Ogmore is a river in South Wales popular with anglers. It runs generally from north to south from the Ogmore Vale and Pentre, past Bridgend and Ogmore....
.

The castle was in use until the 19th century for a range of purposes, including a court of justice and a prison, but is now a substantial set of remains and local landmark.

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